The abduction of a woman at a bus stop on the Gold Coast has prompted a major police operation.
Witnesses saw a woman being forced into a van on Highfield Drive in Merrimac at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Several police units, including Polair, searched for the pickup truck that was found abandoned in a Bunnings car park in Burleigh.
The woman managed to escape the situation and sought help at McDonald’s, while two men fled the scene. the Goal Coast Bulletin reports.
The incident took place near All Saints Anglican School.
One parent wrote on X that the school was closed.
“I have just had to close my child’s school due to the manhunt in Burleigh Waters,” the mother wrote.
The woman is reportedly unharmed and recovering from her ordeal.
Police responded to reports of a woman abducted in a pickup truck (pictured) found abandoned in a Bunnings car park in Burleigh on Sunday on the Gold Coast
The incident took place near All Saints Anglican School and a parent wrote on X that the school was on lockdown
Witnesses saw the woman being forced into the pickup truck on Highfield Drive in Merrimac (pictured). The woman escaped and sought help at McDonald’s while two men fled the scene
A Queensland Police spokesman said officers were investigating the incident.
“An incident in Merrimac tonight is still under investigation,” the spokesperson told the publication.
Police have located the vehicle and spoken to the parties involved.
“There is no threat to public safety.”